THE family of a Korean War hero from Loughborough are finally in possession of his medals - 65 years after he was killed in battle.

Last month, the Echo brought you the story of Private David Nix who was killed while on patrol in Majon-Ni, Kangwon-do, North Korea, on November 7, 1952, aged 22.

Another soldier had trodden on a mine and a piece of shrapnel hit David on the head, killing him instantly.

Volunteers from the Loughborough Carillon Tower and War Memorial Museum are currently on a mission to get David’s name put on the Carillon in Queen’s Park after the omission was discovered earlier this year.